Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 374 Filed 01/09/13 Page 1of8 Page ID
#:17207

JONATHAN A. SHAPIRO (257199)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE
AND DORR LLP

950 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Tel: (220) 858-6101

Fax: (650) 858-6100
jonathan.shapiro @ wilmerhale.com

TIMOTHY J. PERLA (PRO HAC VICE)

JOEL FLEMING (281264)

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE

AND DORR LLP

60 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

Tel: e173 526-6000

Fax: (617) 526-5000

10 | andrea.robinson @wilmerhale.com
timothy.perla@ wilmerhale.com

11 | Attorneys for Defendant Life Insurance

Company of the Southwest

Oo wont nan a Ff WO NO

ANDREA J. ROBINSON (PRO HAC VICE)

12
13

14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
15 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
‘ SOUTHERN DIVISION

JOYCE WALKER, KIM BRUCE

17 | HOWLETT, and MURIEL SPOONER, on
behalf of themselves and all others

18 | similarly situated,

19 Plaintiffs,
20 VS.

21 | LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE
SOUTHWEST, a Texas corporation, and
DOES 1-50

23 Defendant.

28

8132230v1
1/9/2013 3:14 PM

ActiveUS 104631931v.1
ActiveUS 104654391v.1

CLASS ACTION

CASE NO.: CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx)
Formerly Case No.: 3:10-cv -04852 JS
from Northern District of California

JOINT CONFIDENTIALITY
STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE
ORDER

Judge: Hon. James V. Selna
Courtroom: 10C

se 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 374 Filed 01/09/13 Page 2of8 PageID
Plaintiffs Joyce Walker, Kini BreF Howlett, and Muriel Spooner

(“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Life Insurance Company of the Southwest
(“Defendant” or “LSW” and, together with Plaintiffs, the Parties’) submit the
following stipulation to govern certain matters relating to the production by LSW
of certain policyholder files pertaining to class members.

WHEREAS, on November 9, 2012, the Court entered an Order certifying a

0 oN A HN BR WO NH KO

class comprising “all Provider and Paragon Policies who purchased their Policies

—
i)

on or after September 24, 2006.” Dkt. 353 at 27;

—
—

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ Request for Production No. 173 demands the

— —
Ww bd

production of certain documents contained in the policyholder files for each class

—
A

member;

—_
Nn

WHEREAS, pursuant to an agreement with Plaintiffs, LSW intends to make

—
1D

an interim production of 1400 policy files on an expedited basis, plus a production

—
(oe)

of the remaining files as soon as practicable thereafter (collectively, the

_
\O

“Production’’);

NY WN
—- ©

WHEREAS, LSW expects that the Production may be very voluminous

N
N

because each policy file potentially contains hundreds of pages;

N
ie)

WHEREAS, the files may include sensitive medical information, as well as

wo N
nn +-

information protected by the work product, attorney-client or other privileges;

N
On

WHEREAS, on September 27, 2011 the parties agreed to a Second

N
—

Amended Protective Order which provided, inter alia, for protection of

N
(oe)

8132230v1
1/9/2013 3:14 PM

ActiveUS 104631931v.1
ActiveUS 10465439 1v.1

Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 374 Filed 01/09/13 Page 3of8 Page ID
] | inadvertently disclosed documents.“wKe?rcontinues in full force and effect, but the

2 parties wish to provide further protection for the Production;

; WHEREAS, the parties wish to enter into a stipulation that will permit LSW
5 | to make the Production quickly with little or no human review, but without any
: possibility of waiver of any protection or privilege that would have permitted LSW
to withhold any document.
9 Thus, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and among all Parties, through
their respective attorneys of record, as follows:
1. “Protected Information” shall be defined as any information contained
13 in the Production that could have been withheld, for any reason,
" including: the attorney-client privilege, work-product protection,
‘ privileges pertaining to medical information, spousal privilege, or any
17 other applicable privilege or ground for withholding or redacting
. (“Ground For Protection’).
0 2. Non-Waiver: Plaintiffs understand and agree that LSW shall
21 make the Production after undertaking either no human review, or an
. extremely limited human review, at the sole option of LSW. Plaintiffs
04 expressly agree that doing so shall not constitute a waiver of any
25 Ground For Protection. Thus, Plaintiffs shall never, under any
7 circumstances, argue: (i) that the Production or any part thereof
28 constitutes a waiver of, or calls into question, the applicability of any

Ground For Production; and (ii) that LSW failed to take reasonable

Z
192013 14 PM

ActiveUS 104631931v.1
ActiveUS 10465439 1v.1

Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 374 Filed 01/09/13 Page4of8 Page ID

Oo wonnrnANn nun ff WO NO

NO NO NBO NHN HN NHN HN NHN KN HH HF HF PF Fr Pr OF OP oe
on DWN nN BW NY KF ODO UO WAIN Duna FW NY KF CO

8132230v1
1/9/2013 3:14 PM

efforts to assert or pregetvé Wy Ground For Protection by making the
Production. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d), the

privilege or protection is not waived by the Production.

. Non-Use: Plaintiffs shall make no use whatsoever of any

information that they reasonably believe to be Protected Information.
The use of documents containing confidential medical information
shall be governed by the terms of the parties’ September 27, 2011
Second Amended Protective Order. In regards to all other types of
Protected Information, with the exception of confidential medical
information, Plaintiffs shall promptly notify LSW upon identifying
such information. Plaintiffs shall either (1) destroy the documents
containing such Protected Information, or (ii) take reasonable efforts
to segregate and protect the confidentiality of the information pending
any Return Request, or clarification from LSW regarding whether the
information is Protected Information (which clarification Plaintiffs

shall be entitled to request from LSW).

. Return Requests: LSW may, at any time, tender to Plaintiffs’

counsel a written request specifying the Bates numbers of the pages
on which Protected Information appears for the redaction of such
information or return of any document(s) containing such information

from the Production. If such a request is made:

ActiveUS 104631931v.1
ActiveUS 10465439 1v.1

Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 374 Filed 01/09/13 Page 5of8 Page ID

Oo wonnrnANn nun ff WO NO

NO wNoO NO NHN NO NHN HN ND KN HH HF KF PF Fr Pr OF OP oe
oN DWN nN BW NY KF ODO UO WAI Duna FW NY KF CO

8132230v1
1/9/2013 3:14 PM

ActiveUS 104631931v.1
ActiveUS 10465439 1v.1

a. Plaintiffs shall proritptly redact the Protected Information and

keep no copies of the redacted information or return to LSW or
destroy all copies of the non-redacted document(s). Plaintiffs
shall not seek or demand any prior showings, explanations,
conditions, negotiations, or conferrals. The purpose of the
preceding sentence is to provide for prompt, no-questions-
asked, redaction or return of any Protected Information upon

request;

. At the same time LSW requests that Protected Information be

returned, it shall tender a privilege log pertaining to the

redacted information or returned document(s);

. Plaintiffs may thereafter initiate motion practice to challenge

whether any information or document was Protected
Information, consistent with Paragraph 2 above. Thus, in such
a challenge, the only issue for adjudication shall be whether the
document could properly have been withheld had it not been

part of the Production.

. LSW is under no obligation to request the redaction or return of

documents, and the failure to do so shall not prejudice LSW’s

rights in any way;

Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 374 Filed 01/09/13 Page 6of8 Page ID

1 e. Plaintiffs are under’ fdobligation to challenge the designation
2 of Protected Information, and the failing to do so shall not
3
4 prejudice their rights in any way; and
=) f. Attorneys fees and costs shall be awarded to the prevailing
: party in any motion practice challenging the designation of
7
g Protected Information.
9 5. By making the Production, neither party waives any objection
Hv regarding admissibility, relevancy, or any other evidentiary ground,
11
D all of which are specifically reserved.
13 6. The provisions of this Stipulation are intended to be in addition to
those provided for by the parties’ September 27, 2011 Second
15
16 Amended Protective Order, which remains in full force and effect for
17 the Production and any other document productions.
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
5
8132230v1
1/9/2013 3:14 PM

ActiveUS 104631931v.1
ActiveUS 10465439 1v.1

Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 374 Filed 01/09/13 Page 7 of8 Page ID

1 | Dated: January 9, 2013 #:172 KSOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES &
FRIEDMAN LLP
2
: By: __/s/ Charles N. Freiberg
‘ Charles N. Freiberg (70890)
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
6
7
: Dated: January 9, 2013 WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE
9 AND DORR LLP
10
11
12 By: _ /s/Jonathan A. Shapiro
13 Jonathan A. Shapiro
14 Attorneys for Defendant Life Insurance
Company of the Southwest
15
i PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED
17
Dated:
_ Honorable Robert N. Block
a United States Magistrate Judge
21
22
23
24
29
26
27
28

8132230v1
1/9/2013 3:14 PM

ActiveUS 104631931v.1
ActiveUS 10465439 1v.1

Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS -RNB Document 374 Filed 01/09/13 Page 8of8 Page ID
PRO@F/OB SERVICE

1
a) I am a resident of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, over the age of
Ft Nede ears, and not a party to the within action. My business address 1s
3 ilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, 60 State Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109. On January 9, 2013, I served the within document(s):
4
5 JOINT CONFIDENTIALITY STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE
ORDER
° I placed the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope with postage
7 thereon fully prepaid, in the United States mail at Boston, MA addressed
as set forth below.
° I personally caused to be hand delivered the document(s) listed above to
9 the person(s) at the address(es) set forth below.
10 I electronically filed the document(s) listed above via the CM/ECF
system.
11
12 Brian P. Brosnahan
KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP
13 101 California Street, Suite 2300
14 San Francisco, CA 94111
15 Harvey R.. Levine
16 LEVINE & MILLER
550 West C. Street, Suite 1810
17 San Diego, CA 92101-8596
18
19
7 /s/ Joel Flemin
0 Joel Fleming
21
22
23
24
25
26
2]
28
7
8132230v1
1/9/2013 3:14 PM

ActiveUS 104631931v.1
ActiveUS 10465439 1v.1